Karnataka assembly election, Nov 1989
224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka, 63.79% turnout.
Seats
224
Candidates
2,043
78 women, 10 elected
Turnout
63.79%
1.83 cr of 2.86 cr
Leading party
INC
178 of 224 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Karnataka
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 178 | +113 | 221 | 79,90,142 | 43.76% | +2.94 |
| JDJanata Dal | 24 | +24 | 209 | 49,43,854 | 27.08% | — |
| INDIndependent | 12 | -1 | 1088 | 14,82,482 | 8.12% | -1.35 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 4 | +2 | 118 | 7,55,032 | 4.14% | +0.25 |
| JNPJPJNPJP | 2 | +2 | 217 | 20,70,341 | 11.34% | — |
| KRSKRS | 2 | +2 | 105 | 6,54,801 | 3.59% | — |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 1 | +1 | 13 | 80,612 | 0.44% | — |
| ADKADK | 1 | +1 | 1 | 32,928 | 0.18% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | -3 | 18 | 1,08,031 | 0.59% | -0.31 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | -2 | 7 | 97,900 | 0.54% | -0.33 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13,571 | 0.07% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7,856 | 0.04% | — |
| BRPBRP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7,848 | 0.04% | — |
| LKDBLKDB | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4,812 | 0.03% | — |
| DMMDMM | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4,551 | 0.02% | — |
| SRPSRP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 720 | 0.00% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 1 | 711 | 0.00% | — |
| RPKRPK | 0 | 0 | 3 | 668 | 0.00% | — |
| SUCISUCI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 526 | 0.00% | — |
| SSDSSD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 475 | 0.00% | — |
| KNPKNP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 0.00% | — |
- INC178 (79%)
- JD24 (11%)
- IND12 (5%)
- BJP4 (2%)
- JNPJP2 (1%)
- KRS2 (1%)
- Others2 (1%)
- INC178
- JD24
- IND12
- BJP4
- JNPJP2
- KRS2
- Others2
- INC178
- JD24
- IND12
- BJP4
- JNPJP2
- KRS2
- MUL1
- ADK1
Constituency performance
From the 224 results in Karnataka
Closest contest
SHIVAJINAGAR
won by 91 (0.20%)
Biggest victory
TIPTUR
won by 48,269 (54.42%)
Highest turnout
SRINIVASAPUR
81.48%
Lowest turnout
JAYANAGAR
36.18%
Seat change
Against Karnataka's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1985), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained57 (25%)
- Changed hands167 (75%)
57 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 167 changed hands.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Karnataka, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- JD
- IND
- BJP
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 224 seats, alphabetical · showing 101–150 of 224
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUVIN-HIPPARGI | INCPATIL BASANAGOUD SOMANAGOUD | JDDESAI SHIVAPUTRAPPA MADIWALAPPA | 15,39522.24% | 61.0% |
| INDI | INCKALLUR REVANASIDDAPPA RAMEGONDAPPA | JDPATIL BASAGONDAPPA GURUSIDDAPPA | 8,71612.99% | 55.0% |
| JAGALUR | INCG. H. ASHWATH REDDY | JDM. BASAPPA | 8,0179.42% | 69.1% |
| JAMKHANDI | INCKALUTI RAMAPPA MALIYAPPA | JDBAGALKOT GURUPADAPPA SHIVAPPA | 15,26515.16% | 68.1% |
| JAYAMAHAL | INCS. M. YAHYA | JDT. PRABHAKAR | 15,72519.75% | 52.6% |
| JAYANAGAR | INCRAMALINGA REDDY | JDM. CHANDRASEKHAR | 17,18122.05% | 36.2% |
| JEWARGI | INCDHARMASINGH NARAYAN SINGH | JNPJPAPPASAHEB BASWANTRAO PATIL | 11,66417.88% | 53.0% |
| KADUR | INCM. VEERABHADRAPPA | JDK. M. KRISHNA MURTHY | 9,76512.30% | 71.1% |
| KAGWAD | INCANNARAO B. JAKANUR | JDKIRAN T. PATIL | 10,96914.91% | 64.8% |
| KALGHATGI | JDSHIDDANAGOUDAR PARWAT AGOUDA | KRSKELAGERI MAHADEVAPPA SANGAPPA | 7171.01% | 66.8% |
| KALLAMBELLA | INDT. B. JAYACHANDRA | JDB. GANGANNA | 23,75531.53% | 67.4% |
| KALMALA | INDK. BHEEMANNA | JDMUNIYAPPA | 1850.30% | 48.0% |
| KAMALAPUR | INCG. RAMA KRISHNA | INDVITHAL DODDAMANI | 5,33710.21% | 47.6% |
| KANAKAGIRI | INCM. MALLIKARJUNA | JDNAGAPPA | 9,53312.94% | 57.6% |
| KANAKAPURA | JDP. G. R. SINDHIA | INCMARILINGE GOWDA | 4,3694.86% | 76.0% |
| KARKAL | INCM. VEERAPPA MOILY | JDM. K. VIJAYA KUMAR | 18,78025.91% | 66.5% |
| KARWAR | INCRANE PRABHAKAR SADASHIV | JDARVIND VITHOBA TENDULKAR | 15,84825.35% | 58.0% |
| KAUP | INCVASANTHA V. SALIAN | JDB. BHASKAR SHETTY | 8,23015.05% | 56.3% |
| KERAGODU | INCN. THAMMANNA | JNPJPG. B. SHIVAKUMAR | 7,94110.47% | 73.4% |
| KHANAPUR | INDCHAVAN BITHALRAO VITHALRAO | KRSAPPAJI GOPAL PATIL | 15,09120.44% | 61.8% |
| KIRAGAVAL | INCK. M. PUTTU | JNPJPRAME GOWDA | 7,2898.32% | 78.4% |
| KITTUR | KRSPATIL BABAGOUDA RUDRAGOUDA | JDINAMADAR DANAPPAGOUDA BASANAGOUDA | 15,01317.34% | 75.3% |
| KOLAR | INCK. A. NISAR AHMED | JDK. R. SHRINIVASAIAH | 6,0646.93% | 70.2% |
| KOLAR GOLD FIELDS | ADKM. BHAKTHAVACHALAM | CPMT. S. MANI | 20,73632.20% | 61.5% |
| KOLLEGAL | INCM. SIDDAMADAIAH | JDB. BASAVAIAH | 24,18832.49% | 65.0% |
| KOPPAL | INDDIWATAR MALLIKARAJUN BASAPPA | INCSHANTANNA PAMPANNA MUDAGAL | 7,82910.58% | 61.6% |
| KORATAGERE | INCC. VEERABHADRAIAH | JDVEERANNA | 3,6403.86% | 70.6% |
| KOTTUR | INCK. V. RAVINDRANATH BABU | JDH. CHIDANANDAPPA | 7,0169.26% | 67.3% |
| KRISHNARAJ | INCK. N. SOMASUNDARAM | JDVEDANTHA HEMMIGE | 9,73217.19% | 54.5% |
| KRISHNARAJANAGAR | INCVISWANATH H. | JNPJPS. NANJAPPA | 35,04237.53% | 77.5% |
| KRISHNARAJPET | INCM. PUTTESWAMY GOWDA | JNPJPK. N. KENGE GOWDA | 5,1725.83% | 72.4% |
| KUDLIGI | INCN. T. BOMMANNA | JDN. M. NABI | 8,16710.62% | 65.9% |
| KUMTA | INCGOUDA KRISHNA HANUMA | JDKAMALAKAR GOKARAN | 10,37413.17% | 63.7% |
| KUNDGOL | INCGOVINDAPPA HANUMANTAPPA JUTTAL | JDRAVASAHEB VEERABASAVANTRAO DESAI | 5,5217.70% | 66.7% |
| KUNIGAL | INCK. LAKKAPPA | JNPJPY. K. RAMAIAH | 1,1461.34% | 70.7% |
| KURUGODU | INCALLUM VEERABHADRAPPA | JDB. SHIVARAMMA REDDY | 14,54917.74% | 60.3% |
| KUSHTAGI | INCHANAMAGOUDA SEKHKARGOUDA | JDK. SHARANAPPA | 2,3993.21% | 60.2% |
| LINGSUGUR | INCRAJA AMARESHWAR NAIK | JDM. A. PATIL | 3,3995.39% | 53.2% |
| MADDUR | INCS. M. KRISHNA | KRSH. SRINIVASU | 13,15114.80% | 73.0% |
| MADHUGIRI | INCG. PARAMESWARA | JDRAJAVARDHAN | 17,80719.56% | 68.4% |
| MADIKERE | INCD. A. CHINNAPPA | BJPDAMBEKODI SUBRAYA MADAPPA | 7,26610.06% | 63.7% |
| MAGADI | INCH. M. REVANNA | JNPJPBERRASWAMY GOWDA | 22,69625.59% | 70.9% |
| MALAVALLI | INCMALLAJAMMA | JNPJPM. L. LINGARAJAMURTHY | 17,78720.53% | 70.6% |
| MALLESWARAM | JDJEEVARAJ ALVA | INDP. RAMDEV | 3,6704.46% | 53.4% |
| MALUR | INCA. NAGARAJU | JDB. M. KRISHNAPPA | 25,10831.35% | 75.5% |
| MANDYA | INCATHAMANANDA M. S. | JNPJPJAYARAM. S. D. | 27,82930.86% | 64.5% |
| MANGALORE | INCBLASIUS M. D. SOUZA | BJPN. YOGESH BHAT | 1,8703.10% | 63.5% |
| MANVI | INDBASANGOUDA AMAREGOUDA | INCS. B. AMARKHED | 5,5029.48% | 50.3% |
| MAYAKONDA | INCNAGAMMA KESHAVAMURTHY | JDK. MALLAPPA BIN MALLAPPA | 10,72812.36% | 62.5% |
| MOLAKALMURU | INCN. G. NAIK | JDPURNA MUTHAPPA | 17,61421.96% | 65.9% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Karnataka alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Karnataka assembly election, Nov 1989?
Indian National Congress won 178 of 224 seats in Karnataka, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Karnataka assembly election, Nov 1989?
Turnout was 63.79% — 1.83 cr of 2.86 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Karnataka have?
Karnataka has 224 assembly seats.
